When you create a release, you can select a release template. A release template is a set of user-defined rules that do the following:
Select which parts of the product structure to include.
Select which item types to include.
Specify where to place the selected items in the release directory.
As a result, a release that uses a template may look completely different from the same release that does not use a template. The template can restrict which items to copy based on which design parts own the items, and also based on item type. The template can also override a project/stream directory structure.
You can use different release templates on the same baseline to create different releases, such as test configurations of subsystems.
You can reuse a release template:
On the same baseline to produce multiple versions of the release.
On a different baselines to create unique releases
On different products.
If you use a template to create a release, you cannot change or remove the template until you remove all releases using the template.
You create release templates in the Administration Console. For more information, see the Process Configuration Guide.
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